The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-06
NOTES AND QUERIES.
pAINE,s WORKS


Where can get Thomas Pane's writings1
WHITE LICK r
Through any Indianapolis bookstore.
ROGER WILLIAMS.
Of what country was Roger Williams, founder of
the State of Rhode Island, nativel
BRAZIL, Ind. low
He was born in Wales, in 1906, at place
called Conwyl Cayo.
BROTHER JONATHAN.
Who originated the term Brother Jonathana"
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. E.
The original Brother Jonathan was Jonathan
Trumbull, LII. D., of Connecticut The epithet
was applied to him by George Washington, of
whom he was an intimate friend and adviser.
Trumbull was leader of the New England
Wings. He died in 1885,
LOBBY.
What does the word 'lobby" mean? E.
CITY.
II means, literally, covered passage or wait
ing-room, and in politics is applied to the pas
sages or ante-rooms surrounding hall of leg
isation The word is defined as "a gallery" In
England the lobby of the House of Commons is
the passage Immediately outside the hall into
which the members retire on either side of the
house to vote on division. The ayes go out
first being counted as they pass into the lobby,
but no record is kept of individual votes as In
American legislatures
L1NauIsr
Who was the greatest linguist the world has pro-
ducedf How many languages did Elihu Burrtt, the
learned blacksmith" understand
CITY. JOSEPH
Burritt was credited with knowledge
more or less extensive, of Latin. Greek. Hebrew
and other Oriental languages, and almost all
European and Slavonic tongues. Cardinal Mez
spoken ifty-eieht different tongues, and with
having been the greatest linguist the world ever
produced
THE STILL CHRISTMAS.
read, not long since, in the STANDARD Of the
| Cross" published at Cleyeland. o., by w. G..
French, short article on the "Still Christmas.
| Thinking copy of it might be acceptable to
you for the benefit of your readers, send it:
1.-THE first still Christmas in England oc-
Cured in 1925. Henry VIII was king. and
he had not yet forfeited the respect of his
subjects; but great political events were at hand.
| In December the King was sick. The nation
| was filled with anxiety. 1t was decided that the
| Christmas should be a silent one; there were no
carols, bells or lnerry-makinRs. Silent Christ.
masses were proclaimed in the protectorate OF
| Cromwell. The festival was altogether abol
| :shed, and the display Of emblems OF
the Nativity was held to be sedtious.
The change was most notable in London There
| was silence on the Strand. The church bells
were still. st. Paul lifted its white roofs over
the Thames, and Westminster Abbey its towers
but the tides of happy people in holiday attire
| no more poured in and out of those ancien
|
the windows of the rich and the poor. The Yul'
fires were not kindled. nor the carols sung
Bells indeed, rang out on the frosty air. but how
different from the chimes of old! They were thu
hand bells of the heralds in simple garb passin!
from street to street and shifting the air ant
crying out, mo Christmas! No Christmas!
Heads filled the windows and figures the doors
Crowds stopped on the corners of the streets ant
in the squares. The cry went on, mo Christ
mas! No ChristmasW It smote the hearts O
those who loved the old ways and customs Blu
. the spirit of the time was not lost The Star o
! Bethlehem was still shining
"a great change followed the restoration. IN
, Christmas bells rang out once more. The wait
, again sang their carols at the gates CT the oil
feudal halls. There were merry -makines unde
. the evergreens. It was at one of the cour
Chrstmases of these years that Charles knighte
Ioin of beef and gave it the name OF Isl
| Loin."
, The festival in the days of this s'merrie MOI
arch" became a rsvel after the Puritan silenc'
, MRS JULIA M. STEWART.
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